Aug. 16, 2024 By Adam Daly A Bushwick man will spend 25 years behind bars for the fatal shooting of Malik Russell in 2019, Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez announced Thursday. Darrien Weekes, 26, was sentenced by Brooklyn Supreme Court Justice Heidi Cesare on Aug. 15 following his guilty plea to first-degree manslaughter in…
Aug. 2, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen
A 23-year-old Department of Parks & Recreation employee was arrested on Monday for allegedly killing a 30-year-old man last month in one of two violent incidents that left three men dead on the same night within just a few blocks.
Jul. 31, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen
A man has been arrested in connection with two possibly gang-related shootings that left three men dead in Clinton Hill this month as the city grapples with a spate of violence at migrant shelters.
Jul. 24, 2024 By Lloyd Mitchell
Community members in Clinton Hill and neighboring Fort Greene are seeing red after back-to-back shootings near a crowded migrant shelter on Sunday night.
Jul. 23, 2024 By Dean Moses
The NYPD has released new images of the man they now believe gunned down three people in two separate incidents near a Clinton Hill migrant shelter on Sunday night, killing two of the victims and leaving a third critically injured.
Jul. 11, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen & Lloyd Mitchell
An investigation is underway in Crown Heights after a man was shot and injured outside of a local supermarket on July 10.
Jul. 3, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen
Violent crime in Brooklyn was down slightly during the month of June, according to the most recent police data, but the borough still saw a significant number of shootings and sexual assaults.
Jun. 28, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen & Lloyd Mitchell
The 18-year-old suspected of fatally shooting 15-year-old Faridun Mavlonov in Bensonhurst last July was arrested on Thursday, according to the NYPD.
May. 17, 2024 By Lloyd Mitchell
A 20-year-old man is recovering after being shot on Thursday afternoon in East New York.
May. 13, 2024 By Barbara Russo-Lennon & Brooklyn Paper staff
Police in Brooklyn have arrested a 14-year-old boy for allegedly shooting into a strip of stores in February.